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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4-2

…a doctor practising as a replacement or with a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. The signing of this contract entitles the holder to remuneration in addition to income fr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-4

…rategies, processes and reporting procedures established by the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 in order to comply with the provisions of Title V of this Book. This examination and eval…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

The organiser of a sporting event or competition referred to in Article L. 331-5 who prohibits its players from placing bets, directly or through an intermediary, on bets based on this event or sporti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-4-1

…ments of the Republic, with one or more States, territories or regional bodies mentioned in Article L. 7153-3. The President of the Assembly of French Guyana submits this framework programme to the de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-4-1

…ments of the Republic, with one or more States, territories or regional bodies mentioned in Article L. 7253-3.The President of the Executive Council of Martinique submits this framework programme to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-4

I.- The duties and contributions mentioned in article L. 621-5-3 are liquidated, authorised and recovered according to the procedures laid down for the revenues of the State's public administrative es…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-48

…opean Economic Area, any person, with the exception of the persons mentioned in 3° of IV of Article L. 233-7, who holds, alone or in concert, by virtue of one or more temporary sales of these shares o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-4

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the follow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46-1

…n Planning Code is applied or on the occasion of the disposal of a property on the basis of Article L. 213-11 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…ame article. In this case, the calculation of the fiscal integration coefficient set out in article L. 5211-29 of this code takes this deduction into account.Common services are managed by the public…

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